If you want, you can just be part of one of the 2 courses or you can be part of all the courses to get a deeper experience on Permaculture education.In this course you will learn the New School Permaculture design secrets.Helder Valente is a british Permaculture association Educator member.

This course will be in the beautiful region of Porto

Have you ever asked yourself this questions?

How can i get more connected with nature and understand how it works?

In what way can i save energy on everything i do?

How can i recover and redesign areas or objects in a way that they become more ecological and nature friendly?

How can i live a more healthy life without having to buy so many chemical products?

How can i develop or be part of a network of people that is inspired to be of positive change to this world?

Did you ever found your self having this ideas?

I want to develop design skills and find a new way of thinking.

I want to support other people to find a way to live a low impact lifestyle

I would like to be living connected with nature working the same way it works.

I see myself living with a community that works toguether.

I want to recover an old farm and live with what it can produce.

On this course we will answer these questions and will support these ideas

The
PDC is the course that creates the certified permaculturists, many
people practice permaculture in an intuitive way with wonderfull
results, on this course we learn about the thinking of permaculture, the
way we look at things, so this course has the objective of changing the
way we look at the world, thats why for many people its a life changing
experience.

This region has amazing microclimates, you can find plants from cold climates like chestnuts or rhubarb with tropical fruits like bananas or avocadoes all growing very close.

Permaculture is a sustainable design system that provides for human needs while having positive effects on the surrounding environment.

It is based on the ethics of earth care, people care and fair share, and provides practical solutions to the global crises we are currently facing.

Helder studied and worked with pioneers like Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton in Turkey, Doug Bullock in the Amazon, Rosemary Morrow in Austria, Graham Bell in Scotland, Darren dougherty, Ernst Gotcsh, Sepp Holzer in Portugal and many others in countries like Haiti, Canada, Egipt, Finland, Peru, always learning and practicing this sustainable design methods.

While living in the city he dedicated 5 years on developing urban permaculture projects and for the last 5 years traveling and developing permaculture institutes around the world.

It all started in 2009 teaching permaculture to students at the agriculture university and since then learning and teaching in many different climates and getting to know the old ways and new ways of sharing information.

The course is presented by creative non formal education methods, that are based on creating a bridge between the right and left side of the brain, so that the analytical and creative abilities of the students get fully stimulated and get the most out of the experience...for many people is the most empowering and inspiring transformative process of their lives...and they carry this with them every were they go....and thats our goal.

The ethics and principles of PermacultureLearning strategiesEducational Methods Reading the landscape Pattern in designBiodiversityWater preservationForests and treesSoils buildingClimatesBuildings and natural constructionAlternative economiesCommunity development

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This course will be in the beautiful subtropical island of Tenerife.This island has amazing microclimates, you can find plants from cold climates like chestnuts or rhubarb with tropical fruits like mangoes or pineaples all growing verry toguether.

What is Permaculture?

Permaculture is a sustainable design system that provides for human needs while having positive effects on the surrounding environment.

It is based on the ethics of earth care, people care and fair share, and provides practical solutions to the global crises we are currently facing.

Helder studied and worked with pioneers like Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton in Turkey, Doug Bullock in the Amazon, Rosemary Morrow in Austria, Graham Bell in Scotland, Darren dougherty, Ernst Gotcsh, Sepp Holzer in Portugal and many others in countries like Haiti, Canada, Egipt, Finland, Peru, always learning and practicing this sustainable design methods.While living in the city he dedicated 5 years on developing urban permaculture projects and for the last 5 years traveling and developing permaculture institutes around the world. It all started in 2009 teaching permaculture to students at the agriculture university and since then learning and teaching in many different climates and getting to know the old ways and new ways of sharing information.

By December 2012 in the Peruvian Amazon working in support to the shipibo indigenous communities Helder created the New School Permaculture and is now developing alternative educational methods.In 2013 the New School has been presenting at the IPC International Permaculture congress in CubaTheNew School Permaculture uses creative and inspiring educational tools that enable the students to empower each other in a way that many people have never experienced in their lives before.To see testimonials from our studentsclick HERE

The course is presented by creative non formal education methods, that are based on creating a bridge between the right and left side of the brain, so that the analytical and creative abilities of the students get fully stimulated and get the most out of the experience...for many people is the most empowering and inspiring transformative process of their lives...and they carry this with them every were they go....and thats our goal.

The ethics and principles of PermacultureLearning strategiesEducational Methods Reading the landscape Pattern in designBiodiversityWater preservationForests and treesSoils buildingClimatesBuildings and natural constructionAlternative economiesCommunity development

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